The Stone Buddha cannot say yes or no,
hard to the touch and rough, it cannot feel,
even its heft makes it appear weighed down.
Stones cannot talk, cannot think, feel, or blow
their nose. Why bow and pray to Stone Buddhas?
On the surface, they appear wise. Appeal
not to their sense of compassion. They drown
even a happy heart with gravity.
Buddhas of stone cannot speak to sanghas,
underprivileged communities who pray,
determined to find truth or die trying.
Difficult is the role Stone Buddhas play,
harder still the work of marble crying.
Ask not what tears fall from depravity.
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